Where does “pridelessness” come from?
pridelessness (English) comes from English prideless, from English Pride, from Norwegian Bokmål pryde, from Old English prȳde, from Old English prūd, from Old French prod, from Late Latin prode, from Latin prosum — passed , crossed.
pridelessness (English): The condition or state of being prideless;...
Definitions
- The condition or state of being prideless;...
Ancestry of “pridelessness”, step by step
pridelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prideless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prideless | Without pride; humble |
| 2 | English | Pride | A festival or other event, usually involving a march or parade and organized annually within a city, to celebrate the experiences and identities of LGBTQ people and to promote their interests and rights |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | pryde | to adorn; to decorate; to grace |
| 4 | Old English | prȳde | pride |
| 5 | Old English | prūd | proud |
| 6 | Old French | prod | Alternative form of pro |
| 7 | Late Latin | prode | profitable, useful; useful; valuable |
| 8 | Latin | prosum | I am useful or of use, do good, help, benefit,... |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |